Container



Get. 4, 1932.

c. RISITOW 1,881,375

CONTAINER Filed Feb. 15, 1932 INVENTOR.

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Patented Oct. v 4, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARL RISTOW, OF BERLIN, GERIVJIANY, ASSIGNOR TO BEACH AND ARTHUR, INCORPO- RATED, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A CORPORATION CONTAINER Application filed- February 15, 1932. Serial No. 592,957.

This invention relates to a container preferably in the form of a cup.

The chief object of this invention 1s to form a cup with an improved handle, whereby the cup may be grasped Without engagingthe cup proper.

One feature of the invention conslsts 1n the formation of a handle cup in such a manner that the handle'is of double thickness and is twice secured to a wall of double thickness, whereby maximum handle. support 1s obtained.

The full nature of the invention w1ll be understood from the accompanying drawlng and the following description and claims In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a central sectional view of one form of the cup.

Fig. 2 is transverse sectional view through a modified and handle form of cup.

Fig. 3 is a developed plan view of the blank employed in forming the cup illustrated in Fig. 2. I

Fig. 4 is a perspective view through the cup shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

In the drawing, Fig. -1 illustrates a socalled cup that is not provided with a handle. It is formed from a blank that has two concentric arcs for its upper and lower edges and part of the upper edge may be offset for rim clearance, if desired. The rim, as illustrated in Fig. 1, includes a curled portion 11 and the side of the cup is inclined or tapered and is indicated by the numeral 10. The .bottom edge turns upwardly and inwardly as at 12 and may be corrugated as at 13. Associated with the bottom edge of the side forming structure 10 is a bottom construction of disc type and herein the same is shown comprised of the bottom disc 14 which is uppermost, a bottom forming portion 15 of suitable material covered by a disc. 16.

'In the formation of the cup, after the side 10 has been arranged in tubular formation, the bottom member 14 is inserted, overlying the inturned portions 12 and 13. Then the portions 15 and 16 are applied beneath portions 12 and 13. Heat and pressure are then applied to consolidate all of the layers 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 into a unitary base construction that is relatively rigid and leak proof. The rigidity is obtained by the molding of the portion 15 and the leakproof quality is obtained by reason of the corrugating and the sealing association of the respective members. Both rigidity and leakproof qualities are also obtained by the composition of the portion 15.

In Figs. 2 to 4, inclusive, there is illustrated a similar vessel, but this form of the invention, instead of being of the tumbler type as shown in Fig. 1, is illustrated as of the cup type. 110 indicates the side wall having theupper edge 111, and the lower edge 112, said edges being concentric arcs. At one end of the blank the edge 111 is offset as at 121'and the arc is continued as at 122. Between the end of the blank and the offset 121 is a reduced portion 123, the are 124 being concentric with the other arcs before mentioned. The said edge may be a straight line, in which case the container formed from the blank will be of cylindrical or other tubular form instead of the frusto conical form illustrated in the drawing.

In alignment with the offsetting 123 and extending upwardly from the bottom edge 112, are the offset portions 125 and the same are connected by oppositely inclined edges 126. The offset portions 123 and 125 are joined by similar scorings 127 and equidistant betweensaid scorings is a reversed and parallel scoring 128. As a result, there .is formed the main blank 110, an overlapping portion 129, indicated as included between one scoring 127 and the dotted line 130, and an overlapping extension comprising portion 131 included between the other scoring l27 and end edge 132 and the intermediate handle forming portions 133. The aforesaid is shown clearly in Fig. 3.

The rim, at the upper edge of the cup, and the bottom structure at the bottom of the cup are substantially similar to that illustrated and described in the modification shown in Fig. 1, except that in this instance, the blank is recessed at 121 for rim formation at the overlapped portion, whereas in the cups shown in Fig. 1, such recessing is not provided. I Y

Insofar as the tumbler and cup type structures are concerned in their manufacture, o both are handled in substantially the same manner, to wit, the arcuate blankis arranged tubular with the radial edges over- 5 lapping and adhesively secured together. Of course, in the cup structure, the handle radially projects from the tubular formation. Following this arrangement, the tubular blank has its top edge suitably curled into a rim and if desired, at the same time and in the same die operation, the bottom edge of the tubular form is turned inwardly. The top disc is then inserted into the tubular form and rests upon the inturned ledge of the tubular form. There is then applied to the bottom of the cup and disc, the bottom disc structure. The sameis then associated together by heat and pressure to form a relatively rigid corrugated bottom structure substantially as illustrated and one wherein the seam is leakproof.

The invention claimed is 1. A continuous container wall having one end of the wall secured in overlapping rela- 26 tion with respect to the outer surface of the other end, said first-mentioned end having an extension, an intermediate portion of the extension folded upon itself and projecting I outwardly for forming a handle of double 30 thickness, the free portion of the extension being secured to the wall. 2. A continuous container wall having one end of the wall secured in overlapping relation with respect to the outer surface of the 85 other end, said first-mentioned end having an extension, an intermediate portion of the extension folded upon itself and projecting outwardly for forming a handle of doublethickness, the free portion of the extension being secured to the Wall, and the portion forming the handle being of reduced width. 3. A container comprising a bottom, and .a continuous wall extending upwardly therefrom, said wall being formed from a separate elon ated narrow blank, one portion of the blan being secured in overlapping relation with respect to the outer surface of one end of the blank, said portion having an extension, an intermediate portion of the extension folded upon itself and projecting outwardly for forming a handle of double thickness, the free portion of the extension being secured to the blank. I

In witness whereof, I have hereunto aiiixed my signature.

CARL RISTOW. 

